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>> it's typical washington pea and walnut kind of separation. people resign from their positions, but they don't necessarily resign their employment in the government. for the head of diplomatic security, although he's a presidential appoint tee, my understanding is he's also part of the foreign service. so he has left that particular job, but he's still a member of the foreign service. and i think a similar situation applies to the other three people. that's something that, you know, if it were a political appoint tee as the assistant secretary, once you resign, you are gone, that's it. and that was the impression that they left when these announcements were made last week but that's obviously not what has happened. >> that's what people want to know. so they have accepted eric's decision to resign but nevertheless people are still on the payroll. there's the accountability? and it's a coverup of resignations. they don't seem to have any import behind them. the fact of the matter is it's just for show. more political coverup to say we are doing
>> it's typical washington pea and walnut kind of separation. people resign from their positions, but they don't necessarily resign their employment in the government. for the head of diplomatic security, although he's a presidential appoint tee, my understanding is he's also part of the foreign service. so he has left that particular job, but he's still a member of the foreign service. and i think a similar situation applies to the other three people. that's something that, you know, if...
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that's what we hear washington. we are in this big debt problem, the american people, send more money. not deal with the hard things that congressional oversight, do a good job of that. tom coburn is great at it, few are. this is the kind of thing we need to do more of. >> greta: always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: the photo seen around the world. a new york city police officer buying boots for a homeless man. the officer quickly becoming a national hero. you will hear from him next. >> get out your wallet going to restaurants could cost you more. some small business owners are blaming obamacare. one is here to tell you all about it. how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small business earns 2% cash back on every purche, everday! woo-hoo!!! so that's ten security gators, right? put them on my spark card! why settle f less? testing hot tar... great sinesses deserve great rewards! [ male announcer ] the spark business card from capital one. choose unlimited rewards with 2% cash back or
that's what we hear washington. we are in this big debt problem, the american people, send more money. not deal with the hard things that congressional oversight, do a good job of that. tom coburn is great at it, few are. this is the kind of thing we need to do more of. >> greta: always nice to see you. >> thank you. >> greta: the photo seen around the world. a new york city police officer buying boots for a homeless man. the officer quickly becoming a national hero. you will...
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. >> right now the spending that we have in washington d.c. is affecting this country. >> i hope the speaker and his republican party will be here, democrats, working to finish the task in reaching an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff. >> barrasso said president obama is eager to go over the fiscal cliff. senator barrasso joins us. well, why do you say that? >> well, i think the president sees political victory at the bottom of the cliff in term of the increased tax money coming in that he can spend for other programs. i think he sees a lot the military which the democrats have been after for a long time and then he gets to do what he loves to do, is to blame republicans. my concern is that i actually see financial problems for our nation at the bottom of the cliff and that's why i want to get a solution. >> tomorrow do you think it's going to be the beginning of the emergency meeting at the white house, is it the beginning of a deal or is it a political drama? >> my concern is it may be a political charade by the president and harry reid an
. >> right now the spending that we have in washington d.c. is affecting this country. >> i hope the speaker and his republican party will be here, democrats, working to finish the task in reaching an agreement to avert the fiscal cliff. >> barrasso said president obama is eager to go over the fiscal cliff. senator barrasso joins us. well, why do you say that? >> well, i think the president sees political victory at the bottom of the cliff in term of the increased tax...
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post, politicizing, irresponsible distraction, critics of her and in the washington post article, she refers to the debate about her as being a political football. how do we know if she is right or whether or not there is a fair scrutiny of a government employee. >> i think it's always fair scrutiny. everything you say in public when you are a senior government official is open to question. and in fact here, the administration tried to have it both ways. they tried to get their story line out that the killings in benghazi were caused by the muhammad video. when the data showed that that was fantasy, they tried to stonewall past the election to stonewall past the possible nomination of secretary of state and it has fallen apart. susan rice may be an unfortunate victim. but this is all due to the president's own strategy. >> greta: you know, she is withdrawing her name from consideration. she was never nominated. i don't know if the president said he intended to nominate her. this is like eye could submit a letter withdrawing my name from consideration. >> sure, i could sit at home by t
post, politicizing, irresponsible distraction, critics of her and in the washington post article, she refers to the debate about her as being a political football. how do we know if she is right or whether or not there is a fair scrutiny of a government employee. >> i think it's always fair scrutiny. everything you say in public when you are a senior government official is open to question. and in fact here, the administration tried to have it both ways. they tried to get their story line...
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people on the ground that the security conditions were inadequate, but that it was not a priority in washington, and as we've documented on your broadcast there was ay%(dby steady streamf events leading up to the attack on 9/11 that shows security was deteriorating, but at the same time the state department increasingly was relying on the u to be inadequate on 9/11, and also a group that had unarmed guards at the consulate on the night of the attack. >> greta: what truck me, i thought the report was weak, bland. it says "at senior levels." i don't know what that means. it doesn't give me much information. >> right. >> greta: then it starts out, has a quote "those who cannot remember the pass are condemned to repeat it." then quotes from a mob scene, a paragraph. i thought it was black. even more interesting is this letter tonight from secretary of state hillary clinton to the committee on foreign relations, senator john kerry, and also in the house, and in that she said in the first hours and days after the terrorist attack they were having conversations about al-qaeda. where in the world is th
people on the ground that the security conditions were inadequate, but that it was not a priority in washington, and as we've documented on your broadcast there was ay%(dby steady streamf events leading up to the attack on 9/11 that shows security was deteriorating, but at the same time the state department increasingly was relying on the u to be inadequate on 9/11, and also a group that had unarmed guards at the consulate on the night of the attack. >> greta: what truck me, i thought the...
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wh are people in washington doing with their last few hours on earth? on earth? griff i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >> greta: 11:00 is almost here, that means it is time for last call. so we hope you didn't have unfinished business because according to the mayan calendar, the world ends tomorrow, griff jenkins hit the streets to find out what folks are doing in the final few hour autos you can forget about the fiscal cliff a cording to the mayan calendar, the world is ending tomorrow, what are you guys going to do? any special plans tonight? >> get drunk. >> spending my remaining time with my beautiful wife. we're going to celebrate in our own little way, just in case. >> we have friends in germany. he's 16 hours ahead. and he's still there. >> the end of the world? i think i can't talk about it. >> have you heard that? >> yes. yes. >> no big plan
wh are people in washington doing with their last few hours on earth? on earth? griff i always wait until the last minute. can i still ship a gift in time r christmas? yeah, sure you can. great. where's your gift? uh... whew. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. ship fedex express by december 22nd for christmas delivery. >> greta: 11:00 is almost here, that means it is time for last call. so we hope you didn't have unfinished business because according to the mayan calendar,...
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. >> should anyone in washington be going on vacation in the middle of this fiscal crisis? should the president be jetting off to hawaii? both sides created this mess and they are the only ones who can fix it. from senior advisor president reagan began, pat buchanan joins us. pat, any promise of the president if he leaves town before this is resolved? >> i think the president is taking a tremendous risk here, greta. the reason is if this is not solved and it looks like it is going to come apart, say, on the 20th, 21st of december and he's splashing around at hawaii, you could have people's 401s being wiped out and portfolios being wiped out and if he is sitting out there i i think he's in real trouble politically. this is a show of a certain amount of arrogance and confidence that he's not afraid we are going to go over the cliff, and if we do, he will take care of it after that. but i think he's taking a risk and my guess is there are advisors in there telling, mr. president, you better keep the plane gassed up at honolulu. >> i think if he goes on vacation or anyone else,
. >> should anyone in washington be going on vacation in the middle of this fiscal crisis? should the president be jetting off to hawaii? both sides created this mess and they are the only ones who can fix it. from senior advisor president reagan began, pat buchanan joins us. pat, any promise of the president if he leaves town before this is resolved? >> i think the president is taking a tremendous risk here, greta. the reason is if this is not solved and it looks like it is going...
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john bolton is joining us from washington, d.c. you obviously have experience as an ambassador. what would you have done differently up up to now? >> there is very little evidence that the state department, behind the scenes or in public has given the case the serious attention that it deserves. obviously with respect to jon hammar himself, this is outrageous, he tried to follow the procedures that are required to bring a firearm into mexico. it was obviously not intended for use. but for display purposes. we can say what's happened to him. the particular facts of this case are outrageous, in and of themselves. but there is a larger issue here. i think it has to do with the mexican governments blaming the united states for part of its drug cartel problem. you know, their view is it's all of these american firearms flooding mexico, illegally. i fear that the obama administration has been sympathetic to that charge for the last four years. i think that was one of the motivations of the fast & furious operation. so that, i am worried that the administration has given jon hammar's c
john bolton is joining us from washington, d.c. you obviously have experience as an ambassador. what would you have done differently up up to now? >> there is very little evidence that the state department, behind the scenes or in public has given the case the serious attention that it deserves. obviously with respect to jon hammar himself, this is outrageous, he tried to follow the procedures that are required to bring a firearm into mexico. it was obviously not intended for use. but for...
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fox business network senior washington correspondent peter barnes joins us. before we all start dancing on the table because of the number, some economists say there's a little more to this. >> that's right. there's a little bit of a cloud in the silver lining in this one, greta. part of the reason, a big part of the reason why the unemployment rate fell was because 350,000 people left the work force. as you know, we've seen millions leave the work force through the economic crisis, through the recession and through this slow recovery, and when people are leaving the work force, that can sometimes make the unemployment rate look like it's getting better, when in fact, had those people stayed in the work force, unemployment in november would have been around 8%. >> greta: when they leave the work force, there's some eligible for jobless benefits, so that puts pressure on that category as well or not? >> that's right. unemployment benefits have been extended repeatedly through the financial crisis and through this slow recovery, although the last time around as
fox business network senior washington correspondent peter barnes joins us. before we all start dancing on the table because of the number, some economists say there's a little more to this. >> that's right. there's a little bit of a cloud in the silver lining in this one, greta. part of the reason, a big part of the reason why the unemployment rate fell was because 350,000 people left the work force. as you know, we've seen millions leave the work force through the economic crisis,...
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i think detroit's problems are deeper than any bailout can solve from washington. they have to tackle this themselves. >> greta: it's terrible what's happened in a lot of cities especially like detroit and it didn't happen just last week. it's really rather tragic that a city that has aloud itself to get in suc dire straits. e erwas the leadership? >> there was a lot of coti, a recall rth with the mor. even though's an election in, tanto do a recall election that will cost millions. g cities have corruption. inet a lot of cotion. there's a lot of, you know, for instance, just one example, the federal governnt tooaway $50 because they cited reckless spending, c neppively. there's an example right there where detroit could have had $50 million hey lost it because they don't a sterling reputation for fiscal management. >> greta: so we reward them because they're corrupt? that sounds like a stupid idea. >> i don't think you can do that. like so many cities, they've -- >> greta: they've got a lot of corruption, it's probably a pretty quick, easy place to start cleaning
i think detroit's problems are deeper than any bailout can solve from washington. they have to tackle this themselves. >> greta: it's terrible what's happened in a lot of cities especially like detroit and it didn't happen just last week. it's really rather tragic that a city that has aloud itself to get in suc dire straits. e erwas the leadership? >> there was a lot of coti, a recall rth with the mor. even though's an election in, tanto do a recall election that will cost millions....
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really wants to reach an agreement, he needs to talk to the members of his own party right here in washington trying to broker an agreement, not out there firing up crowds and giving speeches. >> its time for the president and the democrats to get serious about the spending problem that our country has. >> we look forward to working with the president when he decides to get serious. >> the president has to lead, and the president has to come up with a plan that is actually possible. >> he thinks somebody made him king. i think he takes us over the clip because he doesn't -- the cliff because he doesn't see where he stands in the universe. he's got blinders on. >> so does president obama really seem to think somebody made him king? rick santorum joins us. you've got a new book out. thanks very much for the book. now to the issue. the president being accused of being a king, arrogant, stubborn, not brokering an agreement, not being serious and more. is that fair? >> look. this is a negotiation right now. obviously both sides are going to be throwing bombs at each other until you get to the seri
really wants to reach an agreement, he needs to talk to the members of his own party right here in washington trying to broker an agreement, not out there firing up crowds and giving speeches. >> its time for the president and the democrats to get serious about the spending problem that our country has. >> we look forward to working with the president when he decides to get serious. >> the president has to lead, and the president has to come up with a plan that is actually...